Dictionary of Family Names in the Visegrad Countries
GAJDA
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| Origin | of Polish origin |
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| Type | Family name referring to an occupation, activity or social status |
| Family name referring to internal or external characteristics, circumstances or event |
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The name is derived from the Polish common noun gajda (plural: gajdy) meaning ‘bagpipe or bagpiper', and refers to an occupation or activity (playing or perhaps making the bagpipes). In the case of another meaning of the word (‘a ponderous, sluggish person'), it may refer to a characteristic feature. Variant: Gaida. |